情景英语口语100主题 084animals动物

084animals

Words

Wilddomesticatedbearwolfelephantgiraffewhalesharksnakemonkeyratmouserabbitpandacowsheeppighorsetigerdragonphoenixchickenbirdlizard

Phrases

Conductanimalexperiments

Keepananimalinazoo

Causeaspeciestodieout

Becomeextinct/endangered

Protectaspecies

Breedanimals(forfood)

Beginner

A:Iwasjustwatchingadocumentaryontvaboutpeopleusdogsforvariouspurpose.Itwasveryinteresting.

B:Ilovedogs.Theyhavebeenusedasguardsforcenturies.Nowadays,theyareoftenusedtofindillegaldrugsandbombsbythepoliceandcustomsofficers.

A;thedocumentaryalsopointedoutthattheyareusedbyshepherdstoroundupsheepandbyrescueworkerstofindpeopletrappedunderrubbleorsnow.

B;horsesareusefultopeopletoo.Weusethemforsportsandrecreation.

A:don’tforgetthathorsesarestillusedinmanycountriestopullploughsandcarts.

B:canyourideahorse?

A:yes,Ican.Idon’trideregularlythough.Howaboutyou?

B:Icanridetoo.Perhapswecouldgohorseridingtogetherattheweekend?

A:whatagoodidea!

Intermediate

A;whatdoyouthinkofthewaypeopleuseandtreatanimals?

B:Ithinkmostpeopletreatanimalswell,butweareoftencrueltoanimals.Whenweraiseanimalsforfood,theconditionstheyliveinareoftenpoor.

A;perhapspeopleshouldstopeatinganimals.Wecouldgrowmorecrops.

B;whatwouldyoudowithalltheanimas?Youcouldn’tjustletthemgo.Besides,somepeoplewouldstillhuntthem.Meathasbecomeanintegralpartofourdiet.

A;wecouldprovidethemwithbetterconditionsanyway.Weshouldcertainlytrytoimprovetheconditionsatzoos.Weshouldtrytorecreatethenaturalconditionsasmuchaspossible.

B:that’strue.Ithinkzooareagoodidea,becausetheyallowpeopletogetclosetoanimals.Ithinkit’sgoodforkidstoseewildanimals.

A;Iagree.I’manadultandIlovegoingtothezoo.Idon’tlikeanimalsexperimentsthough.Ibelievethatwecandotestsinotherways.

B;Ireadthatthenumberofanimalsbeingusedinexperimentsisfallingdramaticallyasnewtechniquesarebeingintroduced.

A:that’sgoodnews.Thegoodthingisthatmostpeopletreattheirpetswell.

B;sometimesyoureadaboutpeoplewhohavebeencrueltopetsorotheranimals,butthosestoriesarerare.

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